Date: Dale City Church of Christ 
Place: Dale City Church of Christ 
Synopsis: God's people often lived in circumstances far removed from spaces of power and influence.  When Peter wrote to the persecuted Christian diaspora he drew on the motif of exile to help them appreciate how God was present despite their misfortune. We can have hope when we consider that the God of our exile is the God of the Exodus. The same God who delivered us from bondage can sustain us as we carry our burdens.     

Date: 8 September 2024
Place: Dale City Church of Christ 
Synopsis: Salvation is a response to what God. Yet, many are not fully aware of the victory God provides over sin. Those who are saved have the opportunity to live and share the good news to those seeking to know God. 

Date: 2 November 2024
Place: Westchester Church of Christ Retreat
Synopsis: 1 Peter 2:18-21 instructs servants to be subject to their masters. They were to live in the pattern of Christ by accepting suffering. But their suffering was not passive acceptance. It was an active demonstration of God's grace by offering the world the greatness gift of salvation though they were considered the lowest class in society.    

Date: 1 September 2024 
Location: Dale City Church of Christ
Synopsis: The narrative of conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch is an archetypal conversion.  It illustrates what one must do to saved, how God works to save the lost, and how Christians respond to God’s command to reach the lost. In this narrative every person’s need for God and how we respond to this need through the gospel. 

Date: 25 August 2024
Location: Dale City Church of Christ
Synopsis: God's grace teaches us to look to Christ the Savior. In looking to Christ, we see the Savior who was pierced and suffered yet remained faithful to God's will. His example, a pattern foretold in the Old Testament, gives us a guide to trust God's faithfulness and submit to God in obedience.  

Date: 18 August 2024 
Location: Dale City Church of Christ 
Synopsis: In Luke 7:11-17, the bible records a scene that shows how Jesus deals with the tragedy of death. The scene represents what it means for God to live among us as the Son of Man. Jesus sees our true condition, feels compassion, and offers hope so we can live confidently.     

Date: 11 August 2024 
Place: Dale City Church of Christ 
Synopsis: Sin in an unrighteous action that creates an unrighteous condition. Yet Justification is God’s righteous action that transforms our unrighteous condition. God has saved to demonstrate His righteousness. The saved show that God is righteous by living according to his will and share if the message of salvation. 

Date: 4 August 2024 
Place: Dale City Christ of Christ 
The gospel reveals God’s righteousness through Christ. As the exact image of God, Christ displays God’s nature and reveals how God wants us to live. While sin brings out the worst in us, the gospel brings out the best in us — God’s image restored. 

Date: 28 July 2024 
Location: Dale City Church of Christ 
Synopsis: Scripture Teaches that a little leaven leaven’s the whole lump. Habits and practices are developed in the context of the communities with which we associate. Therefore, our abilities to discern God’s will is shaped by the groups with which we identify. 

Date: 21 July 2024 
Location: Dale City Church of Christ 
Synopsis: True transformation involves a change of actions. In Romans 12:1-2, Paul appeals to the church to live in a manner such that their entire lives are subject to God’s will. He shows that when our actions are subject to God’s will, we position ourselves to choose what is right in a given situation.